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Welcome to the Kansas City Business Aviation Association. The KCBAA was formed to enhance communication among those involved in business aviation within Kansas City, Missouri and surrounding areas. We provide members the opportunity to meet and share their experiences, knowledge and friendship in an attempt to educate and enhance professionalism, safety and efficiency. The KCBAA also helps facilitate communication between those involved locally in business aviation and the NBAA.


Local KCBAA News

New Departure Procedure at MKC


Kansas City City Manager Brian Platt announced two updates to the Federal Aviation Administration’s guidelines regarding MKC departures. 

“We are so thankful and appreciative of our partners at the Federal Aviation Administration and the US Department of Transportation. We’ve now cleared a pathway for new growth opportunities in the River Market and downtown that will provide more housing, jobs, restaurants, retail, and so much more while ensuring safe aircraft movements in and around the Downtown Airport,” said City Manager Brian Platt. 

The City Manager thanked Aviation Director Melissa Cooper and Deputy Director of Aviation Adam Freeman for working together to find this creative solution. 

This language changes the flight path of aircraft arriving and departing from the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. With this new flight path, it requires pilots to climb 1,000 feet prior to passing over Kansas City’s River Market District. These changes to the Airport Facility Directory will help decrease incident possibility by making space in the flight path. 

These changes will ease height concerns and allow for economic growth throughout the area. For developers, this agreement paves the way for new possibilities and opportunities. The City completed a feasibilitystudy during the summer of 2023 showing development in River Market was stunted based on the constraints on building height. 

The Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport is an asset to the City of Kansas City. By making these changes it shows its benefit to residents and businesses across the region who utilize this facility to make our City stronger. 

Below are the two new pieces of language along with their long form instructions. 

  • DUE TO OBSTNS, PRIOR TO ANY TURNS TO THE E, ACFT MUST BE AT OR ABV TFC PTN AL
    Due to obstructions, prior to any turns to the East, the aircraft must be at or above traffic pattern altitude.
  • CTN: MULT OBSTRUCTIONS 0.5 MI-1.0 MI ESE FM RWY 19 DER UP TO 290 FT AGL/1100 FT MSL
    Caution, multiple obstructions half a mile to one-mile East Southeast from Runway 19 up to 290 feet above ground level or 1,100 feet above mean sea level.

Mean sea level is largely defined as the average height of the sea based on location. Kansas City is generally 800 feet above sea level. 

With this new language in place, developers will continue their same approval process by completing a 7460 form through the Federal Aviation Administration.

KCBAA 2023 Clay Shooting Fundraiser


On November 2, 2023, the KCBAA held its annual Clay Shooting Fundraiser at the Powder Creek Shooting Park.


The event featured nearly 100 shooters and raised funds for a variety of KCBAA activities, most notably, the annual scholarship program which provides scholarship funds to pilots and mechanics who are advancing their training and ratings within the aviation field.


Here are your 2023 shooting champions





1st Place - Jay Reno (43)


                       


  2nd Place - Dustin Conover (41)              3rd Place - Kurt Mahue (39)



KCBAA would like to thank all of our particpants and sponsors for supporting this annual event.




NBAA Tells KC Star: Charles Wheeler Airport a Critical Local and National Asset


NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen quickly responded to a recent Kansas City Star article that downplayed the regional impact that closing Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) to pave the way for an apartment development.


While the airport cannot be closed for decades due to federal obligations, even considering its shuttering is shortsighted, he wrote.


“For starters, the move would prompt the loss of about 700 jobs and nearly $84 million in yearly economic impact, according to recent estimates,” Bolen’s letter states. “The airport also provides essential infrastructure for medical and other humanitarian flights, military exercises and more, while serving as a reliever for Kansas City International Airport, which already accommodates a full airline schedule.”


In short, Wheeler airport has long offered a host of benefits that far outweigh any short-term gains provided by high-rise development, Bolden concluded.


Read the full letter to the editor:


LETTERS: CRUCIAL WHEELER


9/17/23

The Star’s Aug. 20 front-page story “Turbulence over downtown airport” minimizes the significant downside from closing Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport.


Although the airport cannot be closed for decades because of federal obligations, doing so at any future date would be folly. For starters, the move would prompt the loss of about 700 jobs and nearly $84 million in yearly economic impact, according to recent estimates.


The airport also provides essential infrastructure for medical and other humanitarian flights, military exercises and more, while serving as a reliever for Kansas City International Airport, which already accommodates a full airline schedule.


As the story notes, the airport is near the city’s economic center — an ideal destination for local businesses relying on air travel to reach other markets, and to bring clients, employees and others to their facilities for product demonstrations, professional training and other priorities.


In short, Wheeler airport has long offered a host of benefits that far outweigh any short-term gains provided by high-rise development. The city should protect its future, in part by working with developers and others to support the economic success of the downtown area.


Ed Bolen
President and CEO
National Business Aviation Association
Washington, D.C.

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Upcoming events

06/06/2024 11:30 AM • General Aviation Terminal, KMKC
09/05/2024 11:30 AM • General Aviation Terminal, KMKC
11/14/2024 9:00 AM • Powder Creek Shooting Park


2024 Q1 General Member Meeting

The 2024 General Member meeting was held on March 7, 2024 at the MKC General Aviation Terminal. Among the discussion items was the MKC PAC Master Plan. As discussed, further information is available at: mkc.airportstudy.net.


If you have input or comments you would like the KCBAA to share at the next PAC session, please e-mail: info@kcbaa.org.




2023 Christmas Luncheon

Great to see everyone at the annual KCBAA Christmas Lunch held at the MKC Firehouse. Be looking for information regarding our 2024 Q1 member meeting. If you have any topics or matters you would like to see covered, please let us know.






KCBAA 2023 Clay Shooting Event


Thanks to All Our Sponsors and Participants!




KCBAA Announces Maintenance Scholarship Winners



The KCBAA Scholarship Fund was established for flight and maintenance students who are enrolled in aviation training in the 2023 calendar year. 


To be considered for the scholarship award, applicants were required to submit two essays which detailed what most interests them about a career in Corporate/Business Aviation and how would the scholarship benefit them. Finalists then appeared in person for interviews with the scholarship committee and the winners were announced.


The two scholarships for aviation maintenance were awarded to James Marshall and Jesus Velazco. James and Jesus are both attending the Aviation Institute of Maintenance.






KCBAA Announces Pilot Scholarship Winners



The KCBAA Scholarship Fund was established for flight and maintenance students who are enrolled in aviation training in the 2023 calendar year. 


To be considered for the scholarship award, applicants were required to submit two essays which detailed what most interests them about a career in Corporate/Business Aviation and how would the scholarship benefit them. Finalists then appeared in person for interviews with the scholarship committee and the winners were announced.


The 2023 KCBAA Pilot scholarship recipients were Allison Williams and Megan Meyer. 


Megan is currently a flight instructor at ATD Flight Systems at MKC and desires to use the funds to obtain further ratings in hopes of pursuing her interests of becoming a corporate pilot.


Allison is pursuing her goals of becoming a corporate pilot and furthering her training and ratings at New Century Air Service.



                

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Address: 1001 Lou Holland Dr.,  Kansas City, MO  64116

Email: info@kcbaa.org

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